Dried elderberries are typically used to make homemade cold & cough syrups because of their amazing immune boosting properties. Elderberries can help provide relief from sore throats, coughs, colds, flus, congestion and helps to promote sweating to relieve fever related to colds and flus.
Web MD Says:
“Elderberry is used for “the flu” (influenza), H1N1 “swine” flu, HIV/AIDS, and boosting the immune system. It is also used for sinus pain, back and leg pain (sciatica), nerve pain (neuralgia), and chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS).
Some people use elderberry for hay fever (allergic rhinitis), cancer, as a laxative forconstipation, to increase urine flow, and to cause sweating.